1. Systemwide Hindi support
Finally, you can set Hindi as the system language in iOS. Go to Settings > General > Language & Region > iPhone Language > Hindi. This doesn't just change the keyboard, but the entire UI as well.
2. New Indian language keyboard
Full system support for more Indian languages will take longer to arrive, but we have more keyboard options than before. Hindi and Tamil keyboards were already available in iOS 7, and the latest update adds Marathi, Bengali, Urdu and English (India) keyboards. Settings > General > Keyboard > Keyboards > Add New Keyboard.
3. Hide keyboard prediction by swiping down
Speaking of keyboards, if you don't like the word predictions that pop up above the keyboard, you can quickly hide them. Just place your finger on the predictions and swipe down. To reveal these again, swipe up in the same place.
4. Hey Siri
You don't need to press and hold the home button to use Siri anymore. If your device is charging, just say, "Hey Siri" to activate it. Enable this at Settings > General > Siri > Allow "Hey Siri" > On.
5. Siri buys songs, identifies them too
You can also ask Siri to purchase content on the iTunes Store now. Also, it can listen to music and identify the track for you. Ask Siri what song is playing and it will listen and answer, via Shazam.
6. Zoom out to tab view in Safari [iPad only]
When you're Safari on your iPad, you can zoom out all the way to tab view. Use the pinch gesture (two fingers) to do so. This can be handy if you've got a lot of tabs open and want a quick preview to find the page you want, or even if you want to rearrange them.
7. Safari tab search button [iPad only]
When you reach tab view, you'll see a Search button on the top-left. This lets you find a particular tab, which is useful if you've opened too many tabs and can't find what you need in the previews. It searches tab titles, so just enter the name of the website or title to find the right one.
8. Reader View Available text in Safari
Safari has a nice Reader View feature, which removes clutter from websites to make them reader-friendly. If Reader View is available on any website, Safari now shows the text: "Reader View Available" in the address bar. Just tap the three horizontal lines on the left side of the address bar to activate it. Once activated, you can increase or decrease font size as well, which wasn't possible in iOS 7. Tap the big A button at the top of the page to increase text size and the small button to reduce it.
9. Request Desktop Site
Stuck on a terrible mobile website? Tap the address bar, swipe down the list of bookmarks and you'll see a Request Desktop Site button. Tap it to open the desktop view.
10. DuckDuckGo
You can now set privacy-focussed search engine DuckDuckGo as default in Safari. Tap Settings > Safari > Search Engines > DuckDuckGo.
Finally, you can set Hindi as the system language in iOS. Go to Settings > General > Language & Region > iPhone Language > Hindi. This doesn't just change the keyboard, but the entire UI as well.
2. New Indian language keyboard
Full system support for more Indian languages will take longer to arrive, but we have more keyboard options than before. Hindi and Tamil keyboards were already available in iOS 7, and the latest update adds Marathi, Bengali, Urdu and English (India) keyboards. Settings > General > Keyboard > Keyboards > Add New Keyboard.
3. Hide keyboard prediction by swiping down
Speaking of keyboards, if you don't like the word predictions that pop up above the keyboard, you can quickly hide them. Just place your finger on the predictions and swipe down. To reveal these again, swipe up in the same place.
4. Hey Siri
You don't need to press and hold the home button to use Siri anymore. If your device is charging, just say, "Hey Siri" to activate it. Enable this at Settings > General > Siri > Allow "Hey Siri" > On.
5. Siri buys songs, identifies them too
You can also ask Siri to purchase content on the iTunes Store now. Also, it can listen to music and identify the track for you. Ask Siri what song is playing and it will listen and answer, via Shazam.
6. Zoom out to tab view in Safari [iPad only]
When you're Safari on your iPad, you can zoom out all the way to tab view. Use the pinch gesture (two fingers) to do so. This can be handy if you've got a lot of tabs open and want a quick preview to find the page you want, or even if you want to rearrange them.
7. Safari tab search button [iPad only]
When you reach tab view, you'll see a Search button on the top-left. This lets you find a particular tab, which is useful if you've opened too many tabs and can't find what you need in the previews. It searches tab titles, so just enter the name of the website or title to find the right one.
8. Reader View Available text in Safari
Safari has a nice Reader View feature, which removes clutter from websites to make them reader-friendly. If Reader View is available on any website, Safari now shows the text: "Reader View Available" in the address bar. Just tap the three horizontal lines on the left side of the address bar to activate it. Once activated, you can increase or decrease font size as well, which wasn't possible in iOS 7. Tap the big A button at the top of the page to increase text size and the small button to reduce it.
9. Request Desktop Site
Stuck on a terrible mobile website? Tap the address bar, swipe down the list of bookmarks and you'll see a Request Desktop Site button. Tap it to open the desktop view.
10. DuckDuckGo
You can now set privacy-focussed search engine DuckDuckGo as default in Safari. Tap Settings > Safari > Search Engines > DuckDuckGo.
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